Cricket Twenty20
Cricket is about to embrace
a brand new concept - the Twenty20 Cricket.
The 20-over game is being described as the "most revolutionary
step since the advent of one-day cricket 40 years ago". And
it seems the British counties are taking it very seriously indeed.
Cricket purists will no doubt hate the crash bang format which is
aimed at speeding the game up. It will bring a new audience to cricket,
namely families and women. Due to the fast nature of the game and
total time involved, Twenty20 is suited quite well for USA market.
How to play Twenty20 cricket
1. All matches are 20 overs per side, with the teams divided into
multiple groups
2. Matches will have a 15-minute interval
before the start of each inning.
3. Each innings should last no longer than
75 minutes, equating to an average of three minutes 45 seconds per
over.
4. Teams will incur a six-run penalty if
they fail to bowl the full 20 overs within the 75 minutes.
5. Batsmen must be ready to take guard or
in position at the bowler's end within 90 seconds of a wicket falling.
6. Only two fielders are allowed outside
an inner circle for the first six overs of a team's innings.
7. Individual bowlers are permitted a maximum
of a fifth of the total overs in a completed innings ie four overs
if there is no delay or interruption caused by rain.
8. Umpires can impose a five-run penalty
for time-wasting by batsmen. They are expected to be ready as soon
as the bowler is ready.
9. No-balls will be penalised by a free-hit
next ball - a batsman cannot be out from a free-hit delivery unless
they are run out.
10. Each side must face a minimum of five
overs to constitute a match. The Duckworth-Lewis method will be
used to calculate run targets in rain-affected games.
11. The group winners (in the case of three
groups: and best second-placed team) will progress to the semi-finals/final
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